Fishing Reports
1166 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Another good day on Big Marine. I caught 19 bass and my buddy got 19 also. We found them in 3 to 6 FOW using green pumpkin Senkos. The biggest was 19 inches. All of the big fish were post spawn.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
57°
Found some nice bass out here. Key is finding the warmest water Temps possible. I was able to sight fish a few. That rod and reel above is the best Jig rod I've ever found so be sure to give it a try!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
Could not get bites on chatterbaits or frogs. Thankfully fish did bite Keitechs. Water seemed too warm for this early in the season (did we miss the spawn?) Fish were shallow, scattered and generally disinterested. Lots of pike.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
Fishing a swimjig over the top of already topping out vegetation. Weeds are already up in wasserman and water was warmer than anywhere else I've seen. Caught em on a straight retrieve and shaking it during the retrieve. Looks to be in the spawn still, tons of fish up shallow
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Fishing vegetation starting to come up on opener. Fish were finicky. Had to fish extremely slow to get a bite. Seems like the fish were still offshore and prespawn for the most part. Did not find many fish up shallow. Fished in 5-8 ft of water.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
63°
Bedding largies up shallow. Sight fishing em with a wacky rig. Super fun opener.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
A bit slower than other openers, as fish seemed to be in a funk, but still solid. Most caught around 5-10’, but saw a few up shallow and the warm weather so have them up on the banks!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
61°
Fish starting to pull up on beds, lots of fish hanging around pods of sunfish as well staging.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
62°
Early in the day we got on pre-spawners in 8-12ft of water on deep weed edges. The cleaner grass was better. Fish moved up into shallower spawning flats as the day went on and the Chatterbait EVO with the Crush City Freeloader on it became the best presentation.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
69°
Fun day on the water, a few nice bass in the 17"-18" range, one musky. Total of about 50 fish caught. The chatterbait, weightless wacky rig and the midwest jig all produced. The bigger fish were all near inlets to back bays.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
66°
Found some nice pre spawn in 4-6' over healthy cabbage. big basin is really dirty with heavy weeds. Look for clean weeds and you will find quality fish
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°
Water temp in bays was 65-68. caught the largest females inside weed line to shore. Smaller males were outside weed line in 5' or less water
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
The bass are spread out. Some are spawning and others are pre-spawn. Caught big females in both deeper water adjacent to spawning areas as well as tucked way back into the spawning areas. Grab a moving bait and cover as much water as possible. Spinnerbait, chatterbait, underspin, paddle tail swimbait, etc.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
I started out in 4’ to 6’ in an invisible reed bed because the ice ate the reed beds this year. After half an hour fishless I moved to 2’ to 3’ range still nothing. So I went shallower and found fish along the shoreline cattails, old rice, and the only remaining reeds. A Texas rigged Z-Man Turbo FattyZ in Houdini did work. Houdini IS an amazing color on Sullivan and Platte. I finished the night running NW to the river mouth where I got the 19” on the TurboFattyZ. I also got a solid 2 liber on a Craw Tube. I got 11 bass for the trip.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
70°
The water varied between 66-70F. Most of the bass were in 1-5' water. Even with all the rain we received recently the lake is still very low. O'Dowd has a good ramp that was re-paved several years ago. There's only a handful of trailer spots, however; you can also park at Thole just down the road as that lake is rarely busy.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Let it naturally falls with an occasional pop or 2
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Fishing report is for May 12th, water temps were in the upper 50's to low 60's. Weather was clear, with a decent breeze out of the Northeast. First time on this lake and I was scouting for a tournament later this summer. Tried a bit of everything. Up super shallow and saw a few spawners. Caught a couple fish on a chug bug (not Pop R) early near pads and matted weeds. Then caught my first frog fish of the year up super shallow. Then later with the trolling motor up high caught one on a small soft swimbait and lost a couple others. Overall a good day out on the water.